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The president of the Comisión de Reforma de la Empresa Pública, the government commission in charge of privatizing government enterprises, said in New York City that the capitalization process of the state electricity utility (CDE) would conclude at the end of August. Antonio Isa Conde said that by then the three electricity commercialization companies and …

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The president of the Comisión de Reforma de la Empresa Pública, Antonio Isa Conde explained that two categories of clients will be established as part of the privatization of the commercial end of the state electricity utility. The two categories are: 1) residential consumers and small businesses; 2) large high-consuming industries and companies. He said …

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Minister of Industry and Commerce Luis Manuel Bonetti said that the government has granted nine new mining exploitation concessions and five exploration concessions. Mentioned among the companies are Marmotech, La Ensenada, Panamerican Gypsum, Engineer Edwin Garcia, J. M. Lockward & Asociados. The permits are for non-metallic minerals, such as limestone, marble and construction aggregates. Exploration …

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The director of the Dominican Port Authority, José Antonio Fernández Collado said that the process to privatize the principal ports of the country is only awaiting that the President’s Office pass the concessions ruling that was drawn up. The ports that will be up for capitalization are Haina Oriental and Occidental, Puerto Plata, San Pedro …

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The director of the Dominican Port Authority, José Antonio Fernández Collado said that the ferry that will link Mayaguez and Santo Domingo should commence operations this summer. He said a trial run was already held and another will be carried out at the end of this month, leaving all ready for operations to begin at …

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Dominican music conductor, José Antonio Molina successfully directed the Luciano Pavarotti concert held in Modena, Italy yesterday. Popular song stars including Spice Girls, Eros Ramazotti, Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, Natalie Core and Vanessa Williams, accompanied the renown opera singer. Molina is a composer and arranger. In 1995 he was appointed "Artist in Residence" at the …

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President Leonel Fernández in the name of his government and the Dominican people declared "an ‘all out’ war, a war that we will win, against the most serious threat ever faced by mankind: the global plague of drugs" during his address at the United Nations General Assembly special session on drugs. The Drug Summit, held …

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The Listín Diario reports that there is a conflict brewing between Congress and the Supreme Court. Several senators are promoting a motion that would limit the age of Supreme Court judges to 75 years. Three Supreme Court judges are more than 75 years old. The judges of the Supreme Court are recent appointees after it …

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Commercial banks were buying dollars up to RD$14.35 to RD$15.15 at exchange houses. The same institutions were selling dollars from RD$15.25 to RD$15.43.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduardo Latorre said the DR would modify the proposal for a tourism agreement with Haiti to exclude the section on joint promotion and selling of joint travel packages. The Dominican government will sign several agreements with Haiti during the two-day meeting of President Leonel Fernández with President Rene Preval in Port-au-Prince …

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